First of all, I must direct you all to the beautiful brand new website for Lisa Mantchev’s forthcoming Théâtre Illuminata series, which begins with Eyes Like Stars (which I gushed about over on goodreads after reading the ARC). It’s got all sorts of stuff I love: theater, Shakespeare, blue hair, fairies, an intriguing love interest, mysteries, beautiful prose, tasty food descriptions, and a sharp, strong main character. And if you’d like another opinion, how about that blurb from Tamora Pierce? And though I try not to judge a book by its cover, this is a case where I think it is entirely justified.

And I am feeling most especially lucky because the lovely Lisa invited me to join a crack team of highly qualified judges (hey, I’ve been spending a lot of time over at icanhascheezburger to prepare!) who will undertake the onerous task of choosing the winning LOLShakespeare entires in her newest ARC giveaway contest! So get yourself over to the contest!

In other news of the shiny, Lisa and I and a bunch of other folks will be participating in an online science-fiction and fantasy convention this coming weekend. There will be panels on all sorts of interesting topics running around the clock. Check it out over on the Flycon 2009 LJ Community! There’s still room on plenty of the panels if you are interested in participating. Or come by and join in one of the discussions. I’m particularly excited about my panel with a bunch of my fellow Debut2009 writers, and the panel on “Gaming and Writing”. Check it out!